Attachment for household refrigerators



May 22, 1928. 1, 70,959 s. G. GARRETT ATTACHMENT FOR HOUSEHOLDREFRIGERATORS Filed Oct. '31, 1926 q rmim mu BY S. G. GCLPPGUU ATTORNEYSPatented May 22, 1928.

OFFICE.

STUART GRAYSON GARRETT, F TULSA, OKLAHOMA.

ATTACHMENT FOR HOUSEHOLD REFRIGERATORS.

Application filed October 21, 1926. Serial No. 143,213.

This invention relates to attachments for household refrigerators andhas for its obect the provision of adevice which may be readilyconnected to a household refrig erator and supported within an open doorvision of a device which may be supported within the open door of ahousehold refrigand adjacent a block of ice for collecting chips of icewhichhave been removed from the block.

Another object of the invention is the proerator which is adapted toextend upwardly and outwardly of the door and having a movable portionfor engagement with a block of ice so that as pieces of ice are chippedfrom the block they will be collected within the attachment.

This invention will be best understood from a consideration of thefollowing de tailed description, in view. of the accompanying drawingsforming a part of the specification; nevertheless it is to be understoodthat the invention is not confined to the disclosure, being susceptibleof such changes and modifications which shall define no materialdeparture from the salient features of the invention as expressed in theappended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a household refrigeratorshowing myattach ment applied thereto.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary section of a refrigerator and the attachment.

Figure 3 is a plan view of such, attachment.

Figure 4 is a view in perspective of the attachment with partsdisconnected.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1O designates arefrigerator having a chamber 11 provided with an opening 12 throughwhich a block of ice 13 is adapted to be inserted. A door 141-15 adaptedto close the opening. The attachment for the household refrigeratorcomprises a front section generally designated by the numeral 15 whichis formed of metal bent to shape. This member has a front plate 16 andend plates 17. The front plate at its upper end is provided with anoutwardly and downwardly curved portion 18 which is formed along itsedge to provide a handle for holding the device. A bottom plate 19 isalso provided which is connected to the front plate 16 and the end plate17. Along the upper inner edge of the .end plate 17 ears 20'are providedfor a purpose which will be presently explained.

A second section 21 of smaller size than the member 15 is adapted tocooperate with said member for collecting the chips of ice.

The second section has a rear wall 22and end walls 23. I Each end wallhas a lug 24 projecting from the inner edge of the end plates 23 andlocated in parallel relation with said end plates. These lugs areadapted to be received by lugs 25 projecting from the rear edges of theend plates 17 and are disposed in parallel relation with said end walls.The bottom of section 15 has a bear.- ing 26 disposed in alternaterelation with bearings 26 on the bottom of section 21 and are adapted toreceive a pintle bar 27 whereby the section 21 is swingably mountedrelative to section 15. c

The attachment is to be applied to a refrigerato in the followingmanner:

When t is desired to remove particles the ears 20 are placed within theopening 12 of the refrigerator so that they will engage the inner faceof the wall of the chamber 11 adjacent the opening 12. The bottom 19 ofthe section 15 is placed so that it will rest upon the sill of theopening. The upper edge 30 of the section 21 will rest against the outerface of the block of ice 13 so that when the ice is chipped from theblock it will be caught by the cooperating sections 15 and 21.

The cooperating lugs 24 and 25 of the two sections are adapted to beinterfitted and the section 21 will be held in position relative tothesection 15. It will be seen that the device is constructed from twopieces of sheet metal and the pintle bar 27 and therefore themanufacture of said device involves only bending and cutting operations.

nected with the first mentioned section, and

means for maintaining the sections in extended relation relative toeach. other to provide a receptacle open at the top, the

sections opening into each other, the open portion of one sectionextending above the open portion of the other section.

2. A device of the class described formed of two sections, one sectionbeing substantially V-shaped in cross section, a second sectionpivotally connected at its lower end with the lower end of the firstmentioned section, the sections being in open communication with eachother, cooperating lugs for holding the sections in extended relation toprovide a receptacle open at the top, and lugs projecting from the firstmentioned container for retaining the same in position.

3. A device of the class described formed of two sections, one sectionhaving a front wall, side walls and a bottom, the inner ends of the sidewalls being provided with supporting lugs, said side walls also beingprovided with inwardly projecting lugs, a sec,- ond section havingpivotal connections with the lower end of the first mentioned sectionand having its lower end located within the first mentioned section,lugs projecting inwardly from the second mentioned section and adaptedto engage the second mentioned lugs of the first section for holding thetwo sections in operative relation with each other to provide areceptacle open at the top.

4:. A device of the class describedformed of two sections, one of thesections being V-shaped in cross section and having its inner end open,a second section having its end facing the first mentioned section openwhereby the two'sections are in communication with each other, the lowerend of the second mentioned section being received within the firstsection, means for pivotally connecting the second section to the firstmentioned section, and means permitting movement of the two sectionsrelative to each other but preventing disengagement of said sections,said sections cooperating to provide a receptacle open at the top thefirst mentioned section having that portion open whlch faces the secondmentioned section and with the first mentioned section extending abovethe second mentioned section. v

STUART GRAYSONGARRETT.

